Lean Thinking
Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation
by James P. Womack
Recommended by Jeff Bezos and Peter Rex
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Lean Manufacturing, Most Recommended Books, and Management.
Expanded, updated, and more relevant than ever, this bestselling business classic by two internationally renowned management analysts describes a business system for the twenty-first century that supersedes the mass production system of Ford, the financial control system of Sloan, and the strategic system of Welch and GE. It is based on the Toyota ...
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